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The rehabilitation of Reagan is odd because nearly everyone hated Reagan towards the end of his second term, conservatives included.
And most leftists actually dislike Obama, especially if they're informed about healthcare policy. A bunch of sketchy shit was going on in the courts because of his judicial appointments. Pharma reps being able to advertise off-label use to physicians due to the first amendment, etc. So honestly the whole "lol libruls worship obummer" thing just seems like projection.
Most leftists I know with an actual iota of political sense dislike him for that, but I know plenty that dislike him because he tried to play softball. When you compare Obama to the current crop of 'New Democrats', he was much closer to the center.
EDIT (to better explain my point): Obama was very hawkish compared to most of the 'New Democrats', who tend to have a lukewarm to negative opinion of aggressive foreign policy. He was also much more willing to 'reach out' across the aisle and attempt to compromise (though he rarely succeeded in this, and usually resorted to brute forcing legislation into law).
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